diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 609a16de..22582032 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -472,6 +472,10 @@ trace points in modules. It works with later and earlier kernels.
 event-rmap [cpu] prints the currently running events. This provides
 an easier answer to question Q2j in Vince Weaver's perf events FAQ.
 
+# Testing
+
+The all-tester script runs all test suites.
+
 # Mailing list
 
 Please post to the linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org mailing list.
diff --git a/all-tester b/all-tester
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3eb86033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/all-tester
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# one stop shop to test all pmu-tools test suites
+
+set -e
+set -x
+PATH=$PATH:.
+
+# test ocperf
+tester
+
+# test toplev
+tl-tester
+
+# test other tools
+other-tester
+
+# test jevents
+make -C jevents
+cd jevents
+tester
+cd ..
+
+# test perf.data parser
+# this requires construct and pandas and some other libraries
+# XXX check for missing dependencies
+#cd parser
+#tester
+#cd ..
diff --git a/other-tester b/other-tester
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..90782a2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/other-tester
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# tester for other programs in pmu-tools
+
+. ./cpumap.sh
+set -e
+PERF=${PERF:-perf}
+failed() {
+	echo FAILED
+}
+PATH=$PATH:.
+trap failed ERR 0
+set -x
+
+# XXX cgroup untested
+for args in "" "-A" "--per-socket" "--per-core" "-r2" ; do
+
+# interval-normalize.py
+
+${PERF} stat -I100 $args -a -x, -o x.csv sleep 1
+
+interval-normalize.py < x.csv
+interval-normalize.py < x.csv > y.csv
+
+grep -q branch-misses,branches,context-switches,cpu-migrations,cycles,instructions,page-faults,stalled-cycles-backend,stalled-cycles-frontend,task-clock y.csv
+
+# XXX output to file
+
+# plot-normalized.py
+#plot-normalized.py y.csv
+
+# interval-plot.py
+#interval-plot.py < x.csv
+
+done
+
+# cputop.py
+
+cputop.py "socket == 0"
+cputop.py "thread == 0 and socket == 0"
+cputop.py "thread == 1" offline
+cputop.py offline online
+[ $(cputop.py True | wc -l | cut -d ' ' -f 1) -eq $(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) ]
+
+# list-events.py
+
+EVENTMAP=${cpus[hsw]} list-events.py > x.lst
+[ $(wc -l x.lst | cut -d ' ' -f 1) -gt 20 ]
+grep -qi rtm_retired.aborted x.lst
+rm x.lst
+
+# event-translate.py
+EVENTMAP=${cpus[hsw]}  event-translate.py r4c9 | grep -q rtm_retired.aborted
+
+# untested: counterdiff.py
+
+# may need network:
+# untested: event_download.py
+
+# need root:
+# untested: msr.py
+# untested: pci.py
+# untested: event-rmap.py
+
+trap "" ERR 0
+
+echo SUCCEEDED
diff --git a/parser/tester b/parser/tester
index 07a734c4..a8b2d11a 100755
--- a/parser/tester
+++ b/parser/tester
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # test different variants of the perf format
 
+failed() {
+	echo FAILED
+}
+trap failed ERR 0
+
 set -e
 set -x
 
@@ -48,3 +53,6 @@ check -e cycles,branches,branch-misses -c 1000
 
 # XXX sw trace points
 
+trap "" ERR 0
+
+echo SUCCEEDED
diff --git a/tl-tester b/tl-tester
index 55bd73d8..3b03cce2 100755
--- a/tl-tester
+++ b/tl-tester
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 # for non root set kernel.perf_event_paranoid = -1
 
 set -e
-set -x
 
 WRAP=${WRAP:-}
 
@@ -24,6 +23,8 @@ int main() {
 }
 EOL
 
+set -x
+
 LOAD="-- gcc -o /dev/null hello.c"
 LOAD0="-- taskset -c 0 gcc -o /dev/null hello.c"